Unilever (UL) (ARRS) (EL) (CRL) (S) (CVD) Upgraded

Unilever (NYSE: UL), Arris Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARRS), Estee Lauder Companies Inc (NYSE: EL), Charles River Laboratories (NYSE: CRL), Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) and Covance Inc. (NYSE: CVD) upgraded by analysts.

Unilever (UL) was upgraded by BNP Paribas from an “Underperform” rating to an “Outperform” rating.

Arris Group, Inc. (ARRS) was upgraded by Avondale Partners from a “Market Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating. They have a price target of $14.00 on the company, up from $12.00.

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) was upgraded by BMO Capital Markets from a “Market Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating. They have a price target of $115.00 on the company, up from $95.00.

Charles River Laboratories (CRL) was upgraded by Lazard Capital from a “Sell” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Sprint Nextel (S) was upgraded by Collins Stewart from a “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $5.00 on the company.

Covance Inc. (CVD) was upgraded by Lazard Capital from a “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” rating.

Ratings On (SMSI) (SVNT) (UN) Downgraded

Ratings on Smith Micro Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMSI), Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SVNT) and Unilever NV (NYSE: UN) downgraded by analysts.

Merriman Curhan Ford downgraded Smith Micro Software, Inc. (SMSI) from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating.

JMP Securities downgraded Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (SVNT) from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating.

Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) downgraded shares of Unilever NV (UN) from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating.

Ratings on (RAH) (SFD) (SMSI) (UN) Downgraded by Analysts

Analysts downgraded ratings on Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: RAH), Smithfield Foods, Inc. (NYSE: SFD), Smith Micro Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMSI) and Unilever (NYSE:UN) today.

SunTrust (NYSE:STI) downgraded Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (RAH) from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating.

BB&T (NYSE:BBT) downgraded Smithfield Foods, Inc. (SFD) from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.

Canaccord Genuity downgraded Smith Micro Software, Inc. (SMSI) from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.

Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) downgraded Unilever (NYSE:UN) from "neutral" to "underperform."